Jodie Foster On Hannibal Lecter

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Jodie Foster talks about the character of Hannibal Lecter from SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.

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I think the great thing about Hannibal

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I think the great thing about Hannibal
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lectar is that um you know he's not a

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lectar is that um you know he's not a
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cardboard villain he's not somebody who

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cardboard villain he's not somebody who
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sort of wags his tongue and you know

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sort of wags his tongue and you know
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hisses like a serpent only he has a a

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hisses like a serpent only he has a a
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much deeper side to him and uh it's the

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much deeper side to him and uh it's the
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fact that that deeper side is

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fact that that deeper side is
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continually disrespected by either

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continually disrespected by either
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Society or uh perhaps by his parents or

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Society or uh perhaps by his parents or
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any number of cultural problems uh

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any number of cultural problems uh
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that's what's caused him to become crer

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that's what's caused him to become crer
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and crer and crer is the fact that his

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and crer and crer is the fact that his
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heroic side has never been respected the

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heroic side has never been respected the
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thing you have to love about Hannibal is

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thing you have to love about Hannibal is
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that he's um he he understands and is

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that he's um he he understands and is
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interested in what's deeply emotional

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interested in what's deeply emotional
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and what is deeply human uh he may not

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and what is deeply human uh he may not
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have that Humanity himself but he's

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have that Humanity himself but he's
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fascinated by it um and in some ways is

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fascinated by it um and in some ways is
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more empathetic to humanity um to uh to

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more empathetic to humanity um to uh to
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the people that are marginalized to

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the people that are marginalized to
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people that are trivialized much more

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people that are trivialized much more
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sensitive to the underdog than uh than

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sensitive to the underdog than uh than
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your average

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your average
villain